ASDA is offering an extra special helping hand to customers - a chaplain service.

The Queensferry superstore now has three members of the clergy who can offer help and advice to shoppers and staff.

Baptist pastor's wife Lesley Howell, Deeside Evangelical minister, the Rev Alan Davey and Church in Wales' Rev Martin Batchelor of Sandycroft will regularly be popping into the store to speak to anyone who wants to chat to them.

Rev Davey said: 'We are not forcing religion down people's throats. We will speak to them about anything they like, religious or not.

'It doesn't matter what faith you are,' added Rev Batchelor. 'We will speak to any and everyone who has a problem or an issue they wish to discuss.'

Lesley said: 'We will even be holding quarterly advice surgeries similar to those held by MP's. We are here for the people and when we are in-store we will just be wandering around and the greeter will tell people we are in store via the public address system.'

Asda spokewoman Angie Howard said: 'Hopefully, it will help us take care of our customers and staff.

People don't have to talk on the shop floor, we will arrange a room for them to go with the chaplain.

'It is not about getting people to go to church on a Sunday either. First and foremost it is to provide people with the opportunity to speak to a listening ear in a place they spend a lot of time.'